Memo from WCH:
New Weight Class Markers, International Qualifying Events, Qualification Guidelines for 2026

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Please find the following documents linked below:

1. Markers for new weight categories

2. Qualifying competitions for all international competitions

3. Qualification guidelines for post August 1, 2026

For international competitions occurring after August 1, 2026, athletes will be able to qualify from either the current weight categories or the new weight categories.  The current marker system will be used to qualify for all international competitions prior to August 1. 

2026 Qualifying Events for International Competitions v2

2026 Commonwealth Games - Expressions of Interest due by Sunday September 7, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Deadlines for Expressions of Interest for 2025 Sr Pan Am and Commonwealth

Regulations for Senior Canadian Championships v4

Update from WCH on 2025 Senior and Junior National Championships

Additional Updates from WCH on 2026 AAP & 2025 International qualifiers

Memo on 2025 IWF World Youth & Junior Championships

Updated Markers for 2025 Senior/Junior/Youth International Events

Youth National Championships Registration Open

WCH Updates to International Qualifying Competitions 

WCH February 2024 Memo

2024 Youth World Championships Memo

2024 Senior Canadian Championships - Regulations

2024 January Memo - National Championships Info

2023 November Memo - Board Meeting, Nationals Update

2023 Pan American Games - Team Announcement

2023 Junior World Championships - Guadalajara, MEX, November 15 - 23, 2023

2023 Junior World Championships - Guadalajara, MEX, November 15 - 23, 2023

August 2023 Memo - Information regarding Elections and Extension Deadline

July 2023 Memo - AGM Dates, Board Vacancies, International Qualifiers

2024 Senior Canadian Championships Minimum Threshold of Performance

Competition Development Evaluation Procedure

Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships Competition Information

CWF Weightlifting Championships Delhi Information and Memo

Canadian Junior Championships Schedule and Information

WCH Updates: Screening, PanAm Youth, Cdn Jr Championships, Grand Prix

WCH Preliminary Memo for Grand Prix #1 Cuba - March 7 deadline

WCH Safe Sport Policy Implementation

WCH January Memo

WCH November Memo

WCH September Memo

WCH August Memo

2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualification Syst

2022 Senior Pan American Championships

2022 Junior Canadian Weightlifting Championships

2022 NCCP Competition Development Evaluation 

International Coaching Expression of Interest

Canadian Invitational and Youth Pan Ams

WCH January Memo

2022 Canadian Invitational

WCH October Memo

2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham: 28 July – 8 August 2022

CANELLED: Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Championships 

Commonwealth Championships Qualification Update

2021 Youth World Championships

CALL OUT: CWFHC Team Leader

CWFHC Executive Committee Vacancies

For By-law, click here.

Tokyo 2020 Absolute Ranking List

2021 Commonwealth Championships - Memo

2020 Pan American Championships - Memo

Extension of the Tokyo 2020 Qualification Period 

Whereabouts Submission Deadlines for Upcoming IWF Events

IWF Competition Calendar Update

International Registered Testing Pool Q4

Revised Weightlifting Olympic Qualification System For Tokyo 2020

2020 FISU World University Weightlifting Championship

IWF Guidelines for Qualification Events affected by Coronavirus and

its consequences

2020 Canadian Senior Championships - Competition Regulation package

*UPDATED

CCES True Sport Clean online course

Mandatory for athletes competing at the Canadian Senior Championships

2020 IWF Pan-American Championships Ranking List

2020 IWF Pan-American Championships  *UPDATE re: Qualification Standards

2020 Commonwealth Championships - Nauru

2020 IWF Junior World Championships

2020 Canadian Senior Championships - Competition Regulation package

2020 Canadian Junior Championships - Competition Regulation package

Anti-Doping Administration & Management System Schedule

2020 IWF Junior World Championship - Preliminary Memo - UPDATED

2020 Athlete Assistance Program